Some West Virginians voting in Tuesday’s primary will be allowed to tap on their phones or laptops instead of heading to the polls. Some in Delaware will get to do the same next month. And the trend may spread into November, as the coronavirus pandemic inspires a search for voting methods that don’t expose people…
Florida judge took a novel approach to restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated people
Ruling in favor of formerly incarcerated Floridians, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle determined the state of Florida’s pay-to-vote system was an unconstitutional restriction on the right to vote. In the 125-page trial order published over the holiday weekend, Hinkle examined each argument raised during an eight-day trial and determined that Senate Bill 7066 violated the…
National Republicans sue California to block mail-ballot November election
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Republican Party has thrown its full weight behind challenging California’s move to a mail-ballot November election during the coronavirus pandemic. A lawsuit from the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the California Republican Party seeks to invalidate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order that county election officials mail every registered…
Issa sues California over November mail-ballot election
OAKLAND — Republican congressional candidate Darrell Issa and a conservative group are suing to block California’s move to an all-mail November election. They are legally challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directive that elections officials mail every registered voter a ballot for the November election, making California the first state to switch to vote by mail due…
Trump campaign to unload on Biden with negative ad onslaught
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is about to unleash a massive negative ad campaign against Joe Biden — the president’s most aggressive effort yet to damage his Democratic opponent. With Trump’s poll numbers sagging amid his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the offensive underscores how his advisers believe they must turn the race into a choice…
Will the Pandemic Keep Third Parties Off the 2020 Ballot?
The pandemic may have robbed Donald Trump of a growing economy. It may have trapped Joe Biden in his basement. But it may yet do something even worse to the Libertarian and Green party nominees: keep them off the ballot in many of this year’s key states. In 2016, the Libertarian Party was on the…
NRSC chair confident Loeffler will win special election despite stock controversy
Sen. Todd Young, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on Thursday reiterated his confidence in Kelly Loeffler’s election bid, amid controversy over the Georgia Republican’s stock trades. “Kelly Loeffler is a strong conservative voice for the people of Georgia,” Young (R-Ind.) said in an interview. “She’s effectively representing them and she will continue to…